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Professor Stephen Hawking at the Sightsavers celebration of a billion NTD treatments.

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Professor Hawking spoke at Sightsavers’ event to mark the one billionth treatment for neglected tropical diseases: watch the full video of his speech here.

December 2017

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Sightsavers has welcomed a speech made by International Development Secretary Priti Patel, which set out her priorities for UK development.

March 2017

A close-up of a researcher's hands as they write data onto a sheet of paper.

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How do we react when outcomes aren’t what we expect? The mystery of Cameroon’s Western Region sheds light on the process.

Sarah Bartlett, April 2016

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An evaluation of a three-year phase (2013-2015) of a long-term SAFE intervention to eliminate trachoma in Guinea-Bissau.

A spoon is used to place two tablets into a child's hand.

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What do Evodia, Abena and Mariama all have in common? They’re three of the millions of women in the fight against infectious diseases of poverty.

Helen Hamilton, March 2016

A child in Senegal holds antibiotic tablets in his hand.

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The aim of the three-year GTMP was to map the prevalence of trachoma using smartphones, across all endemic areas worldwide.

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This evaluation assesses the performance of the Northern Nigeria Integrated NTDs Control (UNITED) programme to see if objectives are being met.

A close up photo of someone washing their hands.

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The World Health Organization has committed to support collaboration between WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and NTDs (neglected tropical diseases).

Sarah Bartlett, October 2015

A photo of two hands. In one hand there are three tablets.

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William C Campbell and Satoshi Omura discovered a group of compounds known as avermectins, used to treat and prevent river blindness.

October 2015

Villagers in Guinea involved in a project to eliminate onchocerciasis.

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Stephen Hawking commends his father’s role in tackling NTDs

Sightsavers welcomes DFID’s commitment to eliminating disease

Research sleuths: how we investigate blips in our NTD elimination projects

Elimination of blinding trachoma in Guinea Bissau: 2013-2015

Health heroes: the women working to eliminate NTDs

Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP): end-of-project evaluation

UNITED programme: mid-term evaluation

WASH and NTDs finally make it official

Scientists win Nobel prize for river blindness discovery

Elimination of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis: strategic plan

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all